Source： Longman Dictionary Of Contemporary English
分口语和书面两段
[ 本帖最后由 jasonliu234 于 2010-11-6 22:29 编辑 ]
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You’re right/ that’s right etc
Used when you agree with what someone says:
‘It’s too far to walk.’ ’you are right. Let’s get a taxi.’
‘This food was grown without any artificial fertilizers.’ ‘That’s right. It’s completely organic.’
He is right when he says that the world economy is facing its most serious challenge in half a century.
[ 本帖最后由 jasonliu234 于 2010-11-6 14:00 编辑 ]
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I agree sounds a little more serious and more formal than saying you’re right.
‘All this packaging is unnecessary. It’s bad for the environment.’ ‘I agree.’
I agree that there is no such thing as a bad dog, only a bad owner.
I agree with Professor Murphy’s analysis of the situation.
*Don’t say ‘agree someone’s opinion’ or ‘agree to someone’s opinion’. Say agree with someone’s opinion.
[ 本帖最后由 jasonliu234 于 2010-11-6 13:59 编辑 ]
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I know
Used in spoken English when you have the same feeling or have had the same experience as someone:
‘It’s really hot today.’ ‘I know – I wish I hadn’t worn my sweater.’
*This phrase is very commonly used in everyday conversation, when sympathizing and agreeing with the other person.
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Absolutely! Definitely! Exactly!
used in spoken English when answering someone quickly and saying that you completely agree:
'I think gas prices are much too high.'
'Absolutely!'
'We should ask them for more money'
'Definitely.'
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You're telling me! informal
used in spoken English, especially when you have had the same experiecnce:
'The trains are so unrelliable these days.'
'You are telling me - mine was half an hour late this morning.'
[ 本帖最后由 jasonliu234 于 2010-11-6 14:17 编辑 ]
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Share sb’s view/concern/fear etc
to have the same opinion, concern, fear etc as someone else:
I share her concerns about the lack of women in high academic positions。
There are many people who would share this view.
[ 本帖最后由 jasonliu234 于 2010-11-6 14:01 编辑 ]
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Be of the same opinion/view
to agree with someone:
Oppenheimer and many of the world’s leading scientists were of the say view.
Are we all of the same opinion? （=said in a formal meeting）
* This phrase is used especially when saying that a group of people agree about something.
[ 本帖最后由 jasonliu234 于 2010-11-6 13:57 编辑 ]
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subscribe to a view/theory etc
to agree with an opinion, idea etc and believe that it is right:
Some people think that we should abandon farm subsidies, but I, for one, do not subscribe to this view.
Today, the majority of scientists subscribe to the so-called ‘big bang’ theory of the origins of the universe.
[ 本帖最后由 jasonliu234 于 2010-11-6 13:58 编辑 ]
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Concur with sb/sth
to agree with someone. This is a very formal use.
I concur with previous speaker on both points.
There are many educators who would concur with her opinion.
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Sb makes a good/valid point
Used in formal situations when you agree with a particular thing that someone has said:
The author makes a good point when he argues that we should look at the wider social causes of crime.
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Sb’s point is well made
Used when you think that someone has clearly shown that they are right, and that what they say is
Weber’s point is well made, but is obviously not the whole story.
*This phrase is used especially in formal arguments and discussions.
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I agree to a point / to some extent
used when you partly agree with someone"
'The economic situation doesn't look too good at the moment.' “I agree with you up to a point, but I don't think it's nearly as bad as people are saving.”
I agree to some extent with this statement.
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used when you think that someone or a lot of what someone says is right:
Althought these warnings may sound very dramatic, there is some truth in them.
His ideas about love are a bit strange, but there's a lot of truth in what he says.
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感谢LZ分享
这里you're telling me 也可以用Tell me about it吧
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jason弟弟你在自己copy 字典吗？
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